Date:  Fri, 7 Nov 1997 11:29:20 -0600
From:  Greg Pulliam <gpulliam[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CHARLIE.IIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: basketball terms

Another basketball usage that comes to me is the null-possessive, as in
"Duke ball," or "Chicago ball," when the standard is "Duke's ball" or
"Chicago's ball." I've heard this from basketball announcers who are
otherwise speakers of "standard", but I'd guess that they've picked it up
from the players. It seems to be a matter of s- deletion, which is common
in AAVE.

Any thoughts on this.

Greg